Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-19
More ssYachtin. for the Public ;,


 Recent statements that the 'Mayfower" is surely to be sent to England and that the Burgess built schooner 'Sachem" is also go ing there make welcome and pleasant reading to those who are usually interested in yacht ing. It will also prove to be agreeable in formation to host of recent yachting re- cruits made up, among others, from the fem mine contingent, who will hereafter share with father and brother enjoyment of the inevitable victories and with them will look for the long since familiar sight of the Amer jean eagle rampant and screeehing on the left hand upper corner of the morning paper, while the stars and stripes wave exultingly at the head of long columns, bulging and overflow ing with the story of renewed triumph, won by sloop and schooner. The mere word racing is sometimes looked at askance. At it's mention and as if brutal abuse of much enduring horses were necessar fly referred to, long faces are pulled, forgetting that the business man races for money, school chil- dren for prizes and position, young men and women for husband and wives, ministers for the vacant pulpit and all of us for such mat ters of honor or income as we specially de- sire. For my own part and personally, rac- ing anything for downright, bare money is not pleasing; it smacks too much of coarse and common gambling which virtually it often is not. As a case in point the Dauntless- -Coronet ocean race is sailed for considerable purse, but it need not be put down as gambling in it's bad sense, because the prime object of contest that is deeply interesting ruling minds in civilized nations is not simply a vulgar scrabble for sum of money. In this connection it is also well to remember that racing expense of either yacht; so that, at the close, either yacht-even the winner will be out of pocket, and this he we'll knew before starting. If this is gambling there will soon be less of it. Let him, however, of the stern fore-fnger such type of man as the Chicago brother, who de- clines to add his snarling whine to the chorus of clerical sympathy (too heartfelt and gen. erous to be sectarian and which united Protestant and Catholic in 8 common sorrow),
 which was sent to the family gathered
 around the deathbed of the great Brooklyn
 preacher, or, perhaps the other brother, who,
 even in this life claims to be positively sure
 that he knows all about the mysteries of the life to come and is super-solicitous that
 heathen brothers, whether red, yellow or
 black, should not have their taste
 perverted by teachings from any other yer sion of future-state matters than the
 one, infallible, determinate plan, which he claims distinguishes his own, or perhaps once again, the very particular young theologue for whom the instruction given at Yale is
 not good enough to suffer him to remain,
 nor are faculty or professors satisfactory, so
 that he would have university specially en- dowed for the completion of his invaluable clerical indootrination. Vale! young man, vale! Sternly turn your back upon your Alma Mater dissolved in tears of-well, in tears, and go hence firm and clear in convic- tion that you are advancing rapidly along the straight and especially the narrow road that leads to-Chicago! But this is digression- I repeat, let him of the stern fore-Gnger pause before aiming it with abundant ven- om at yacht racing! With regard to oom- | ing international contests it is possible that we ought to be more thankful than we are 1 for permission to enter our centerboard yachts on any terms among the slow but royal British cutters. Such conditions as are now allowed by special recent enactment l really change the centerboard yacht into a l keel boat for the time being, and deprive it | of it's peculiar excellence and advantage, that
 of adapting it's keel to the need of the mo- | ment and lessening, at wil1 resistance to the
 water, thus making it deep with a strong 1 grip for sailing close hauled on the wind | and removing it altogether when not wanted l in running before the wind. It stands to
 reason and to common sense that to be able l to do this must be an advantage to any sail | ing vessel, as is the actual fact
 | We do well to remember how serious an l effort is required for the Briton to make any
 change whatever and thus understand that it l may take long years and countless defeats
 before John Bull learns to appreciate and, | what is still harder for him, consents to | adopt new thing or good thing that is not of British origin. For such reasons it is fair
 ly probable that grandchildren of the slug | gish royal cutter of to-day may use the cen | terboard naturally and enjoy it's manifold l advantages without knowing or caring six
 pence for the origin of the improvement.
 Even the limited concessions made to the | expected American visitors call out the | growler, and his protesting voice is heard l across the Atlantic, and perhaps our eousins | are wise to be afraid, as some surprising eye. | openers are preparing for them. The rules | adopted and concessions made are that oul | centerboards may enter races with the royal l cutters when the board is fixed in any one 1 position and IS sealed there to the sat. | isfaction of the appointed examiner, and the
 substantial adoption by English clubs of the
 New York Yacht club rules for time allow
 ance based on the computation of lengtt l and sail area.
 The case is fairly parallel to that of {
 one armed man preparing to fight an antago
 mist with two arms. For the occasion il lquestion, the one-armed man is right to de